Crossword: Literary vocabulary in French

Put your mastery of French literature to the ultimate test! This crossword challenges you with sophisticated literary vocabulary drawn from the rich tradition of French letters: from narrative techniques and rhetorical devices to stylistic nuances favoured by the greatest authors. Only the most refined command of the language will guide you to the final solution. Bonne chance!

Grid

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Clues

Across

1. Each, every
4. Direct address to absent person
6. Figure of speech comparing two things
8. Character in a literary work
10. Contrast of opposing ideas
12. Continuation of line in poetry
13. Legal file or case folder
14. Last

Down

1. To run
2. To sleep
3. Explicit likening of two things
5. Mild expression for harsh reality
7. Often
9. Sometimes
11. Dark and without much light

Answers

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Across

1. Each, every → chaque
4. Direct address to absent person → apostrophe
6. Figure of speech comparing two things → metaphore
8. Character in a literary work → personnage
10. Contrast of opposing ideas → antithese
12. Continuation of line in poetry → enjambement
13. Legal file or case folder → dossier
14. Last → dernier

Down

1. To run → courir
2. To sleep → dormir
3. Explicit likening of two things → comparaison
5. Mild expression for harsh reality → euphemisme
7. Often → souvent
9. Sometimes → parfois
11. Dark and without much light → sombre

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